ANTHROP 1AA3 Chapter 1: Anthropology - Chapter 1 Notes.docx
16 Sep 2013
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Research human evolution and modern human variation. Other groups focus on range of physical variation in human populations. Measure body size, types, difference in skin colours, etc. Play crucial roles in police investigations (develop appearance of murder victims from bone fragments) Artifacts: material products of former societies that provide clues to the past. Inform us about culture of past societies (values, beliefs, norms) Stones, potter, glass show how past societies ate meals, what used in houses and work, etc. Study of human evolution through analysis of fossils. Determine links between modern humans and biological ancestors. Belong to same biological classification as humans. Can identify murder victims from skeletal remains. Want to find out how physical characteristics reflect evolutionary adaptations to different environmental conditions. Prehistoric archaeologists: study artifacts of first humans on earth. Historic archaeologists: investigate artifacts of societies from more recent past.
